ACAAF - The Three Pillars

Pillar I — Industry-led Solutions to Emerging Issues

Pillar I of the ACAAF program, "Industry-Led Solutions to Emerging Issues," expands the agriculture and agri-food sector's capacity to respond to current and emerging issues and to seize new opportunities through the implementation of national, multi-regional and regional projects that test new ideas and approaches. This includes the capacity to address new value-added products and processes which will enhance the sustainability of the agriculture and agri-food sector.

Pillar I provides the opportunity for industry-led projects which further advance progress to goals and objectives of a single or multiple elements of the APF (e.g. Environment, Food Safety and Food Quality, Science and Innovation, Renewal) in a complementary manner without duplicating existing programming. In addition, Pillar I activities can act as an incubator for pilots or projects which address emerging issues or hold promise for setting the direction of future policy or program approaches.

Funding for applied research on an emerging issue that is recognized as an industry priority would be considered, with the condition that the project proposal demonstrates how results will be shared broadly among stakeholders.